Quess Where Americans Spend $110 Billion a Year?
“Americans spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music--combined….In 2000 Americans spent more than $110 billion (on fast food).” (Eric Scholsser, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal.)
During this time of economic hardship for most people in America, we all want to cut corners on costs anywhere we can. I hope those corners are not cut from the food you choose to eat. There are many ads on TV right now from various fast food corporations for enormously large amounts of food for “a good deal”. Have you seen the one from KFC where you get practically a bucket full of food for about $4, or the meal from Jack in the Box that includes a hamburger, two tacos, large fries, and a soda for about $3? Now I can just imagine those marketing executives thinking of you as they put these campaigns together to offer you “support” in this financial burdened time. But are those “deals” really saving you money?
For the cost of one of those meals, you could buy fresh produce from a local farmers market for one person for 3 days! Have you ever been in the produce department and seen how much veggies you could buy with $5? I’m imagining a pretty yummy salad right at this point that could last me for a few meals.
But it’s not just the cost of the food itself. Imagine the cost to your health each time you get one of those “good deals” to feed your body.
“ Devitalized food is often ‘easy’ and convenient, but it leads to a devitalized life and a low level of health. The body was not designed to cope with chemical additives, preservatives, artificial colors, flavorings, and so forth, but functions most effectively on fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, and other foods, prepared in such a manner that their nutrient value is not impaired or destroyed. I say ‘live foods, live body…dead foods, dead body!’ The whiter the bread…the quicker you’re dead!!” (Loree Taylor Jordan, Far From Poopin: When Sh**t Doesn’t Happen)
And that is exactly what we are eating when we take up on that “good deal” -- dead food. The body breaks food down into particles small enough particles to become part of the body, to nourish the body. You know the saying “You are what you eat!” It’s a saying for a reason! Food Matters! The cost that you’re “saving” from that “good deal” is far less that the cost it is taking on your health. Eat LIVE foods for your LIVE body!
By the way, my household recently cut out breads, pasta, sugar, and processed food of any kind and our cost of food went DOWN $175 per week! That’s $700 a month! There’s some food for thought.
During this time of economic hardship for most people in America, we all want to cut corners on costs anywhere we can. I hope those corners are not cut from the food you choose to eat. There are many ads on TV right now from various fast food corporations for enormously large amounts of food for “a good deal”. Have you seen the one from KFC where you get practically a bucket full of food for about $4, or the meal from Jack in the Box that includes a hamburger, two tacos, large fries, and a soda for about $3? Now I can just imagine those marketing executives thinking of you as they put these campaigns together to offer you “support” in this financial burdened time. But are those “deals” really saving you money?
For the cost of one of those meals, you could buy fresh produce from a local farmers market for one person for 3 days! Have you ever been in the produce department and seen how much veggies you could buy with $5? I’m imagining a pretty yummy salad right at this point that could last me for a few meals.
But it’s not just the cost of the food itself. Imagine the cost to your health each time you get one of those “good deals” to feed your body.
“ Devitalized food is often ‘easy’ and convenient, but it leads to a devitalized life and a low level of health. The body was not designed to cope with chemical additives, preservatives, artificial colors, flavorings, and so forth, but functions most effectively on fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, and other foods, prepared in such a manner that their nutrient value is not impaired or destroyed. I say ‘live foods, live body…dead foods, dead body!’ The whiter the bread…the quicker you’re dead!!” (Loree Taylor Jordan, Far From Poopin: When Sh**t Doesn’t Happen)
And that is exactly what we are eating when we take up on that “good deal” -- dead food. The body breaks food down into particles small enough particles to become part of the body, to nourish the body. You know the saying “You are what you eat!” It’s a saying for a reason! Food Matters! The cost that you’re “saving” from that “good deal” is far less that the cost it is taking on your health. Eat LIVE foods for your LIVE body!
By the way, my household recently cut out breads, pasta, sugar, and processed food of any kind and our cost of food went DOWN $175 per week! That’s $700 a month! There’s some food for thought.
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